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Teaching Assistant

Outwood Academy Riverside

Middlesbrough

  • £16,353.45 - £16,626.94 per year
  • New
Salary:
£16,353.45 – £16,626.94
Job type:
Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
ASAP
Apply by:
6 December 2024

Job overview

About the Academy

Outwood Academy Riverside, founded in September 2020 through the Free Schools Programme, implements the Riverside values programme for all students at the start of every academic year.

The academy is dedicated to the wide variety of students who enrol, ensuring strong routines and top-notch pastoral care for all pupils.

Located at Russell Street, Middlesbrough, Outwood Academy Riverside is set to have a new school built on Pioneering Way close to Middlesbrough College. Additionally, a satellite site in Eston will open in October 2024 as the school continues to grow.

About the Role

The role of Teaching Assistant across our Academy is to promote the learning and welfare of students by providing practical and learning support to students, including those with statements of special educational needs, under the direction of the class teacher. 

You will work in close collaboration with our teaching body to deliver the current curriculum to students and ensure all students are engaging with their education. In this role, you will be expected to support with the management of behaviour within the classroom and work in a variety of whole-class exercises, as well as on a one-to-one basis and in small focus groups. 

We are looking for an individual who has high aspirations for students, who is committed, and passionate about learning, who has the skills and determination to make a significant difference to the lives of our students and who shares our single goal of ‘Students First’.

Outwood Grange Academies Trust provides a high-quality learning and cultural environment that inspires and motivates children. Whether you are ambitious for progression or determined to be an outstanding member of our support team, Outwood Academy Riverside is the place for you.

For the full job description, please click here.

For the person specification, please click here.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss the role, please contact Frances McCabe at f.mccabe@riverside.outwood.com.

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Closing date: Midday on 6 December 2024.

Interview date: 11 December 2024.

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Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.

About Outwood Academy Riverside

Chief Executive Officer: Lee Wilson

Principal: Melissa Brant-Smith

Outwood Academy Riverside is the first Free School within the Outwood Family, and we are delighted to be based in the large, friendly, north-east town of Middlesbrough.

We are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place children at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning.

Taking a holistic approach to education, valuing vocational, practical, creative, and academic qualities equally and since joining the Outwood Family in 2020 we have been establishing ourselves and helping more and more students.

We believe that learning should be both enjoyable and enriching. We are innovators with a knowledge-rich curriculum, designed to personalise learning for every student, helping them to reach their potential.

We want you to help us grow and to take us to the next level.

The Outwood Family of Schools pride ourselves on fully supporting colleagues within the Family both professionally and personally.

We work hard to ensure we reduce workload on staff, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of students first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.

As a founding Trust of the National Institute of Education (NIoT), we will actively invest in your future through working closely with the Outwood Institute of Education and NIoT to offer access to a wide range of CPD opportunities, with all teaching staff receiving a minimum of two hours of CPD each week.

We also offer a generous employment package with a whole host of staff benefits, including family friendly policies, enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period, funded CPD for qualifications up to and including Masters level plus other exclusive benefits including a partnership with car leasing company, Synergy.

All academies within the Outwood Family have gained the IQM Inclusive Schools Award with 18 having Centre of Excellence status and one holding Flagship status.

If you share our vision, join our family.

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